This paper reviews the literature on job-related training and the effects of these investments for different groups of individuals. The paper also elaborates on the theories, empirical explanations, and policy implications that can be drawn from these findings. Employer-provided training is by far the most important source of further education and…

A study examined mentoring as a means of furthering the career development of managers, technicians, and highly skilled workers employed by Motorola Incorporated, which has had a formal mentoring program in operation since 1980. Senior managers and new employees who were paired in Motorola's mentoring program were surveyed to determine their…

This report presents the results of a survey of the attitudes of a sample group of white artisans and technicians (N=1151) in Durban and Cape Town, South Africa, towards the vertical job mobility of black workers. White artisans in Durban and Cape Town have much more experience in working on a par with members of other population groups than the…

Private industry is gradually replacing the Federal Government in peaceful atomic energy activities. As a consequence, employment in the field of atomic energy is increasing in private industry and decreasing in government-owned establishments. (AG)

In a report condensing the findings of a study, "Training and Entry into Union Construction", it is emphasized that the apprenticeship system constitutes the best form of training now used in the building trades. (Author/AG)

Reprinted from the Fall 1968 issue of "Daedalus.

WORKERS ARE PRODUCTIVE AGENTS. THEIR ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY IS ENHANCED BY INVESTMENT IN THEM. THE INVESTMENT APPROACH IS NOT ONLY A USEFUL BUT A VERY POWERFUL ORGANIZING CONCEPT FOR POLICY AND PROGRAMING. BY USING IT, ONE CAN IDENTIFY MAJOR MALINVESTMENTS THAT ARE A CONSEQUENCE OF PUBLIC POLICY SUCH AS--(1) IN AGRICULTURE, TOO MUCH HAS BEEN…

This report defines manpower planning and explains its current popularity. The experiences of individual businesses are used to develop techniques for projecting manpower supply and demand and future manpower needs. The role of manpower in the corporate plan is considered. (BH)

Proposes a method for teaching grammar to the adult remedial learner which is inductive in nature and which allows the student to form generalizations about grammar. (AM)

An economic model is applied to employee attitudinal variables to compare the contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to job satisfaction for skilled workers and managers in an electronics manufacturing organization. Intrinsic rewards are found to increase in importance as employment level increases, suggesting different frames of…

Underground bituminous mining offers the best job opportunities. Surface mining, which is highly mechanized, and anthracite mining hold far less promise for work. (Author)

A scale, developed to measure an individual's attitude toward work and the relationship between length of unemployment time and work attitudes, was administered to subjects who were: (1) employed workers--in unskilled, semi-skilled, and occasionally skilled jobs; (2) unemployed but actually seeking employment; (3) chronically unemployed. The scale…

A training course at Chrysler Corporation provides self-appointed foremen trainees how to become effective supervisors. (DS)

Discusses journeyman and apprentice training programs developed and maintained by the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. (MF)